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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
PAINTED FRENCH PEAS.

Physician Expresses His Opinion on ArtI-
ncialIy COlored Vegetables.
II wouldn't order those French peas
if were you," observed a well-known
physician to a reporter as they werc
dining in an upper Broadway cafe.
"Why not? Aren't they digestibleP"
''They ought TO be-"
aren't they healthy"
They ought to be-"
Then why wouldn't you have me
order them?"
Because green peas, especially
French ones, are deceptive. Time was
when green peas were as honest veg
etable as ever grew. But in this age of
deception and fraud very few vegeta-
bles can preserve their integrity"
"Do you mean to say that these are
bogus peas?"
mo. but the color is sometimes boz
gus. It's as unreal as the blush on an
actress face"
.Is it dangerous?"
al have never known it to do any
thing more dangerous than to kill a
person. 1t is usually, however, not that
dangerous. 1 only know of one fatal
case, and in that instance a mistake
had been made in coloring the peas; too
much poison had been used. Sulphate
of copper is the poison the Gamers use
to paint on their faded vegetables the
verdant hue of growth and freshness.
A small quantity only is used.
why don't the authorities prevent
the sale of them?"
at is not a univel sally accepted fact
that they are poisonous. American doc
tors, notably the members of the Mas
sachusetts Board of Health. agree that
the combination of sulphate of copper
and peas is hurtful. On the contrary,
many French and Bulgarian physicians
claim that it not only is not harmful,
but is a positive remedial agency, and
sometimes recommend it to patients
suffering from certain maladies. For
my part, though, L prefer my vegeta-
bles unadorned. i like them plain and
clothed in the colors nature gave them.
Adecorated pea has no charms for me. !"
N. T. Mail and Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

present looked on expectantly. al feel
pleased to be able to bestow it upon so
-a-worthy a-er-youth as the one
to whom itrightly belongs" selecting
as he spoke some crisp bank-notes from
their receptacle, and placing them on
the light stand; ''and, with a gracious
inclination of his head to Miss Smith,
az may venture to prophesy that, if he
heeds the teachings of the estimable
lady whose acquaintance I have been
fortunate enough to make in this unex-
pected manner, he will eventually rise
to-er-a position of-of-it may be
Presidential honor-who knows?"
And satisfied that he had said about
the correct thing, Mr.. Atherton
gathered up his belongings, and, re-
cognizing the remainder of the. inter
ested party by comprehensive bow,
took his departure for the hotel with
great inward exultation; and as he left
early on the following morning, he
thus passes out of my story.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
MEN OF ONE IDEA.
They are Often NnIsances to Every Body
But themselves.

But themselves.
Poe has observed that every man
has pet word or phrase which he uses
frequently (the ''impalpable name" OF
Carlyle and the '.lucidity" of Matthew
Arnold are instances in point; and il
it is almost equally certain that every
man has pet idea In some it lie
difficult to discover what that one idea
is; in others it is very prominent. The
desire to master ones trade or pro-
fession is, we need hardly say, very
laudable; but when a man has nc
thoughts for any thing else, and can
not open his mouth without talking
''shop." he is simply an intolerable
bore. Lord Beaconsfield. indeed. de-
fines the true bore as ''that man who
thinks the world is only interested in
one subject, because he cen only COM
prehend one"
Most notable men are handed down
to posterity by their one idea; but
there are many exceptions to this rule.
We are told of a celebrated comedian
who, by some strange infatuation,
thought himself destined to excel in
tragedy, and was much mortified when
on benefit nights he played Romeo and
the audience insisted on receiving it as
burlesque. The one idea of Charles
Reade is we'll known. He was not con-
tent with his fame as novelist, but
wanted TO become famous as a dramatist
also, and there are few living authors
who are quite as ambitious.
Probably one of the most remarkable
men of one idea was Lord Palmerston,
who could think of little else but for
eign politics. An amusing story is
told of him in the ''Greville Memoirs. !"
THE Queen" says Greville, told
| Clarendon an anecdote of Palmerston,
| showing how exclusively absorbed he
is with foreign politics. Her Majesty
had been much interested and alarmed
at the strikes and troubles in the north,
and asked Palmerston for details about
them, when she found that he knew
nothing at all. One morning, after
previous inquiries. she said to him:
Pray. Lord Palmerston, have you any
newsp' To which he replied: No,
madam; have heard nothing; but it
seems certain the Turks have crossed
the Danube" The fact that Palmer
ston at the time was not Foreign Min
lister, but Home Secretary, adds point
to the anecdote.
Some of our judges are men of one
idea. A short time ago learned judge
had never heard the name of one of
the most popular actors of the day,
and also asked: What is baccarat?"
| which was mentioned in the course of q
case tried before him. At length, how
ever, there are signs that their Lord
ships are becoming conscious of what
is going on in the world, and that they
occasionally glance through a news
paper. When one of the counsel in a
recent case called Mr.. j. L. Toole and
said: You are known as Mr.. j. j..
Toole, the lessee of Toole's Theater.
the Lord Chief Justice triumphantly
exclaimed: 1--WE all know that" This
is certainly hopeful sign.-ChGnlbers'
Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
WHAT A MOUSE DID.
a Picturesque Midnight Group in a WASH
ington Boarding House.

n
ington Boarding-House.
''The most remarkable group ever
saw" said a gentleman, ''was in a
young lady's private apartments on F
street, long after midnight. 1 was a
boarder in the house. l was aroused
from a deep sleep by piercing cry
coming from the third story. An ava
lanche of female shrieks came pOurin g
down the stairs. With a blanket thrown
about me and fire shovel in my hand
1 made a bound for the room from
which the cries came.
''At the same moment the lady of
the house. who had just come in from
a ball and was in full dress, rushed up,
followed by her husband. who was in
full dress also. A lady boarder with
her hair in papers and a sheet over her
shoulders appeared armed with n
broom; and an old beau who at all
other times wore glossy black wig
bounded into the room like a wild In
dian driven from the happy hunting
ground for want of a scalp. He was
feather buster.
''We all struck the room at the same
time and stood there in the broad glare
of light The cause of the disturbance
was young lady partly disrobed, who
stood on table in the middle of the
room with one shoe in her hand. The
only other occupant of the room was n
mouse, which was crouched in one COR
ner, frightened almost to death. Not
a word was spoken. Every one at that
moment seemed to become conscious OF
his or her peculiar appearance. Each
looked at the rest for an instant and
they all disappeared. The accident
was never again referred Wash
ingtOn Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
AUNT RHODA.

Tad drew back the bolt, and opened
the door There stood Joe, dressed in
his Sunday clothes, with a small bum
die slung over his shoulder, after the
manner of dramatic sailor about leav-
ing home for Il sea-vOyage.
Come out here, Tad" whispered
Joe; and, too much astonished to speak,
Tad followed his friend out on the
moonlit piazza.
II come to say good-bye-I'm going
to run away" said Joe, in voice in
tended to be very firm and brave, but
which had suspicious shake in it, as
he involuntarily glanced back at the
farmhouse a little further down the
street, bathed in the soft splendors of
the moonbeams.
''Going to run awayr' repeated Tad,
in tones of the utmost establishment.
s'What for?''
We'll" was the reluctant answer,
''there are a good many reasons. I'm
tired of being thrashed so much, for
one thing" said Joe, squirming around
rather uneasily, as though he found
sitting on the edge of the piazza I'M
comfortable, "and I'm tired of farm
work, too. Besides" he added, boldly,
81 want to be detective-Mr Bios
som said he'd bet I'd make real smart
one"
''Then, bine-bye, yoa'U be goin' of"
continued Joe, mournfully, as Tad
stared at his friend in CONSERVATION too
deep for words, land you're the only
fellow l ever cared any thing for, any
way"
mo, indeed, won'tr' eagerly ex-
claimed Tad; I'm going to stay here
Aunt Rhody, that 1 never saw-we
only found it out by accident" And
Tad related all, with which our reader
is familiar, to Joe's open-mouthed
amazement.
A little silence fell upon them both
as Tad related his story. The crickets
chirped in the grass and there was q
distant GLORIOUS of frog music from the
neighboring swamp.
''Joe," said Tad, gently, "what do
you s'pose your mother would do with
out her boyp"
That was touching a tender spot.
Joe loved his mother better than any
thing or anybody in the wide world,
and Joe was the very apple of her eye.
The boy drew his sleeve across his face,
while the visions of being detective
were entirely obscured by some trouble
some tears.
Come, old fellow" continued Tad,
throwing his arm about his friends
neck, ''you know you don't mean it.
Why, it would just about kill your folks
to have you go off this way; and then
what would 1 do, if you should run
away?"
'.l-guess won't-go, after
ALL said Joe, brokenly, and the de-
termination cheered him wonderfully.
In five minutes he was chuckling over
the incidents of Edwards capture, and
the conversation became general.
''But tell you, Joe," Tad remarked,
as he rose to his feet, ''seems to me
I've been getting considerable morn
my share of good things, for one day
five hundred and fifty dollars, and
Aunt Rhoda into the bargain
cit hasn't been such bad day Ell
round, when you come TO think of it, -
responded Joe, with his customary
grin. There was Mr.. Anterior got
his sachel, Mis-. Mason her cloak and
things, Cap'n and Mis- Flagg has got
somethin' TO talk about, Miss Smith got
Mysteries, MIR. Blossom got Edwards,
Edwards got caught, and l. said Joe,
80 y fine summing RI. SCOT ? risle-tcr
collars from Mr.. blossom foi apse; liz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
FARMER pRoNE.s COMPLAINT.

b'lieve that fate's agin me, wife,
AS sure as you are born
My 'taters amt worth pickin' up,
I've precious little corn.
planted when the sign was right
Folks said my seed was poor.
But then, had plenty ont,
And put in all the more
The plants were sickly when they came,
And so had to wait,
Until the weeds had grown so big
/ couldn't cultivate.
But had done the best could,
So t want no fault o mine;
planted in the CROWN moon,
And follered every sign.
hadn't time to haul manure,
Nor did it seem quite right
To put much time into crop,
Then have it turn out light.
AS tits, I'll scarcely get half pay
For what my labor cost;
And if I'd put in twice as much,
Jest think what II ave lost!
I know my neighbors say I'm slow,
And think try to shirk;
They tell me that my farmin' tools
Amt fit for no more work.
My fathers good old drag and pillow,
They say amt worth a g shuck -
And all Such gossip comes ABOUT
Jest through my plaguy luck.
always have the poorest crops
When every thing is high
The fact is, fate's agin me, wife,
And faint no use TO try,
/ think I'll have to quit the farm;
Somehow we don't agree.
Perhaps. If 1 try somethin' else
My luck will come to me.
-WesteFn PlOlCn1d1.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

"A waiter in a California hotel
waited on table at which we've seated
gentlemen speaking English, French
Italian. Spanish and German, and he
spoke to each in his native language.
-~'k'rG to any Of them GGentiy.
..-.t4IE 1T0reIer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

The ST. Johnsbury CGIedontup adj
vs:tises for sale "a perfect animal I'M
der the saddle, and fair driver" We
don't want any horse, but the ''fair
driver rather agitates us. What is
her name, blonde or brunette, age, ac-
complishments. and general DISPOSE
tion?-B Burlington Clipper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20

-Proverblets.-Whe there's u will
there's n way to break it--He laughs
best who laughs at his own joke
Speech is silver, but the coinage is de-
based 1t is we'll to be on with the
nesy love besora the OLE :!4roMs you
over.-LJ-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
CHAPTER XV.-CoNTINUED.

copyrighted, 1886, By d. Lothrop Dc Co., and
Published By Special ArTangeDaent.J
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
Adventures OF Tad;
HAPS AND MISHAPS OF LOST SACHEL.
A Story for Young and Old.

BY FRANK H. CONVERSE.
AUTHOR OF "PEPPER ADAMS" BLOWN OUT
TO SEA- paul GRAFTON" ETC.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
The Customs Of Life.

/ remember story Emery StoTrs used
to love to tell when he desired to get a
thing Just down to suit him. eve
must mind the little customs of life, "
he would say. ''We can do about as
we wish if we only conform to the ordin-
airy looks of things Once, in a quiet
New Hampshire town, a new conner
made his appearance. Now, new
conner, was something that had not been
heard of there for forty years. 1t may
be imagined with what interest this
newcomer was observed. On the first
Sunday the newcomer drove up to
meeting with his horses hitched one e.
fore the other. That W rash thing
to do. A good old deacon waited on
the new conner the next day and eX-
planned to him that the town was badly
used up over his performance. why,
said the newcomer, 4 did not know
that it was new thing here to drive
tandem. Will they object if [ drive one
horse before and the other behind.' The
deacon thought they would not, for
then they would believe the newcomer
had expected to take some one home on
horseback. But, my friend said the
Old deacon, lit isn't the two horses that
offend here. but the odd way you drive
them. Now, when I pray l hold my
hands thus--palm to palm, thumbs up.
No one objects to that. But what right
have l, when pray, to put the thumb
of my right hand on my nose and the
thumb of my left hand on the little
finger of my right hand! Do you sup
pose the town would stand that sort of
thingP"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
GruR But Generous.

A prettier and more pathetic story has
seldom been told than one published in
the DajIg IeIegraph. A hospital fol
sick children in the East End of London
should, at least, one would think, be as
good building, as well fitted for its
purposes, as a stable in the West End.
Yet the work of which this story tells
was carried on in 1" a tumbledOwn old
wharf warehouse" such a place as the
readers of Dickens can easily picture tc
themselves. 1t might have formed part
of the business premises of the famous
Mr.. Quilp; and, for certain, none Of the
gay procession thronging Hyde Park
would have suffered one of their sleek
horses to abide in it a single night.
But it had to do for the sick children
simply because there was no money to
build a better place. And then one day
up the rickety stairs holding on by the
rope that served for banister, came a
shabby, grutf old man, asking in tone
that seemed to threaten an action fol
damages, if this was children's hospital
and if they didn't want a proper =" hos
pital.n The secretary with faint hopes
of guinea, answered these questions,
and received-a check for 81 900. They
went over the place; and when this I'M
expected angel of blessing had seen the
children, he came back, asked again fol-
pen an ink, and wrote = a second thous-
and. Then, with his coat buttoned, he
was about to go: but one story after
another of healing and of child heroism
flowed from the secretary's lips, until,
with a gruff :" Ia " the coat was thrown
back once more, the magic book pro-
duced, and a third thousand lay beside
the others. 81 found my way up, and l
can find my way down. Good day" The
man of shabby coat and grulf voice was
gone, but the secretary had the new
building in his hand. ChriStj2n Leadcr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
A Kentucky Solomon.

The most ludicrous case ever tried in
a Kentucky court was decided in Hop
kins county the other day. In Novem
Der last Ed Allender tried to chastise his
son Joseph, who was IS years old.
Joseph fled to the house of J. H. Dame,
and there fell in love with Danes
daughter. Old man Allender tried to
get possession of his son, who refused to
return to HIM, by suing out a writ of
habeas corpus. In the meantime young
AIlender and the girl went to Spring
field, Tenn, and were married. The
bows father had a writ served on the
girls father, and the case was taken
into court Allender wanted the mar
riaoe annulled and the custody of the
boy given to him The court room was
crowded, and the evidence was intensely
amusing. The Judges decision read !:
{" he young man Joseph Is found
guilty of matrimony, and sentenced to
live with his new wife until separated
by death. Ed Allender, the plaintiff,
is sentenced to lose the work of the boy
from this time and forevermore."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03

Japanese young men of fashion visit
the girls Just as they do in this country,
take them out to restaurants and fill
them up with ice cream. They have
balls and parties where waltzing Is in
dulged in ad libitum. The waltz, how
ever, is a recent Innovation, but it is
liked by the japanese exec dinghy. The
costumes of the ladies in Japan are more
in consonance with the dress reform
movement than those of American and
European girls. First of all no corsets
are worn The long silk sash supplies
the place of steel and whalebone. This
sash is wrapped round and round the
waist loosely, and the ends hang down
behind. There is no large, elaborate
bow pinned against the back, like those
seen IN the representation of the mi
kadon on our stage. Some of the ultra
fashionable girls of Toxic, however,
have adopted method of making their
waists look smaller, according to the
European models, but no corset is used
simply belt buckled around the waist.
The ladies are fond of picking the
strings of the banjo, and are up to the
times in a fashion which has been greatly
in vogue among American girls. Japa-
nese girls attire themselves in pretty
much the same underwear as American
woman, but their stockings are built
more on the order of a mitten for the
hand, there being a separate receptacle
for the big toe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
His Mind Was on Wood.

~ used to think that men had an
awfully easy time" said Mrs Franks,
''but I've changed my mind, and here
after I'm going to take all the care OF
Charles | possibly can. You see, the
other morning | told Charles we wanted
some wood, and to be sure and order
some. WELL l waited all day, and that
wood didn come, and | was almost an
CRY, for, said /, he has forgotten it, as
usual.
"Uharles didn't come home until late
long after | retired. He had to 90 to
his club, and it seems he was detained
until after midnight. He was awfully
restless, and kept talking in his sleep
saving every once in a while, Give me
another dollars worth of chips s. you
see | knew that his mind was troubled
about that wood How much it mus,
have worried him to thus disturb his
rest Hereafter Pm going to attend to
all house matters myself. Poor man! he
has enough to bother him without doing
home errands."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
Yes, He Drank Beer.

The fact that New York city consumes
5000, 600 barrels of beer annually
which, being averaged, gives each man,
woman and child about five barrels
and considering the further fact that
there is large proportion Of non-drink-
ing persons, especially children, suggests
the idea that there are many people in
that metropolis who get more than their
share of the amber Teutonic beverage;
and it also suggests story about an old
German brewer, who was brought in as
a witness to testify as an expert whether
or not beer is intoxicating. The lawyer
for the defence asked:
'EDo you drink much beer ?"
"Vell, ! rink me a glass aloud efely
ten minnid."
eyes. Well, do you find it intoxi,
eating?
"Nein."
The Judge then asked a question::
GLOW much beer do you drink every
day, sir ?"
The brewer looked up with a some
what puzzled expression, as if he had
been piled with problem impossible of
solution, and finally blurted out.
"Fat you mean, shudge? Kegs 2"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
Some Good Advice.

The Century Mdqazine prints for the
first time these words of Abraham Lin
coin, given in an official reprimand to a
young officer who had been court mar
tailed for quarrelling: 1.-THE advice of a
father to his son. Beware of entrance
to a quarrel, but being in, bear it that
the opposed may beware of thee !! is
good but not the best Quarrel not at
all No man resolved to make the most
of himself, can spare time for personal
contention. Still less can he afford to
take all the consequences, including the
vitiating of his temper and the loss of
self control Yield larger things to
which you can show no more than equal
right, and yield lesser ones, though
clearly your own. Better give your path
to dog than be bitten by him in con
testing for the right. Even killing the
dog would not cnre the bite
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-02-03
HYDROPHOBIA HORRORS.
The Case of the Little Boy Who Recently
Died From the Disease.

DIR. E. NJ. Dupaquier, the physician
called by the family to attend Theodore
Englander. the boy who died Of hydro
phobia at the hospital in New Orleans
on Sunday, gives the following statement
of the case.
81 was called to see the boy on Sat
urdav. As | entered the room | was
struck with the appearance of the child.
There was marked paIor of face, eXOph-
thalmia, dilated pupils, and tremor of the
inferior lip with spasmOdic respiration
every two minutes. Combined with these
symptoms found that he complained of
pains in t. leg. had seen many cases
of hvdrophobia, especially IN the hospi-
tails of Paris, and at once concluded 1t
was a case of the disease. inquired of
the parents if anything had happened to
the boy, and was told that he had been
bitten by a dog about ten weeks before,
had been treated by an old woman and
the wound had healed completely.
9 examined the scar on the left leg
and fonnd it about the size of silver
dollar and of dark blue color. | then
called for a glass of water and APP
preached the boy with it. He started
back in alright, and I was then satisfied
that the patient was afflicted with rabies
in an advanced state, and so announced.
The patient was very restless, and
although he showed no disposition to
bite, regarded him as dangerous and
advised that lie be sent to the hospital,
where he could secure better attention
than at home, there being absolutely
nothing to be done for him in the way of
medical aid
cat first the thought occurred to me
to send him to DIR. Mott, in New York,
in order that the Pasteur treatment might
be tried on him, but on reflection I con-
Guided that it was too late, and this
view was confirmed after consulting with
other physicians When returned later
in the day and found the boy so violent
that it was necessary to tie him to the
bed, I then insisted that he should be
sent to the hospital, and summoned the
ambulance He was taken there and
died in few hours. The parents told
me that the child was apparently well
until two days before, when he began to
act queerly, and refused to eat, drink or
get up from bed, the case rapidly made
manifesting the symptoms [ have de-
scribed The dog was killed immed-
lately after biting the child, and before
it was determined that the brute was
afflicted with rabies a most unfortun-
ate circumstance, in my opinion"